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Join Us for Family Weekend!
Picnics, history, campus tours, canoeing and horseback riding. There’s something for the whole family when you join the UNC Asheville community for a taste of all things Bulldog on Sept. 16-18 at our annual Family Weekend.
There will be fun and games for all ages, sessions that showcase some of our award-winning faculty and staff, “Coffee with the Chancellor,” tours of the new Wilma M. Sherrill Center and Kimmel Arena, and a jazz performance.
Register online at unca.edu/family and bring the whole family to cool, green Asheville for the weekend.
A special additional program this year is a focus on health and wellness as we celebrate “Well-A-Bration” with health expos and other activities sponsored by the N.C. Center for Health & Wellness and Student Affairs.
The weekend schedule kicks off on Friday, Sept. 16 with check-in and registration. Then you can take in the Asheville Citizen-Times Half Marathon Runners Expo at the Sherrill Center, followed by open houses at several spots in Highsmith University Union,
and then a chance to see the Bulldog women’s soccer game.
On Saturday, there are fun things planned for children, a chance to chat with Chancellor Anne Ponder, and sessions with faculty on topics ranging from the bootlegging roots of NASCAR to exploring the “empty nest syndrome.”
You can also sign up for additional activities like canoeing on the French Broad past
the Biltmore Estate, and exploring downtown Asheville.
A complete list of activities can be found on the unca.edu/family website, and if you have specific questions, call 828.232.2417 or email mchakale@unca.edu. We hope to see
you in September!
UNC Asheville
Vol. 8 • No. 1 • August 2011
FamilyNews
www.unca.edu
Family Weekend
Sept. 16–18, 2011
unca.edu/family-weekend
Dear Parents
and Families,
My favorite time
of the year is here.
At the beginning of
a new academic year, the atmosphere on campus is always one of excitement. The anticipation of new relationships, innovative courses of study, stimulating campus activities and the turn of the season all accompany the new beginning that happens each August.
To those of you who are family members of students who are new to UNC Asheville, I offer my sincere welcome to the UNC Asheville community. I can tell you with confidence that the new students, both first-year and transfer, are the most important elements in the chemistry of a new year. I invite your students to leave their mark on their campus through their disciplined study, courageous leadership, creative thought, commitment to causes, and through the unique gifts that only new students can bring to an institution.
We anticipate a terrific year with the opening of the Sherrill Center and Kimmel Arena, 100 newly renovated residential spaces in Governors Village, the construction of a new 300-bed residence hall and a men’s basketball game against the UNC Tar Heels on November 13 in the Sherrill Center. To top it all off, there is no better place to spend the fall season than in Asheville.
I look forward to seeing you on move-in weekend and at Family Weekend, Sept. 16-18. You can learn more about the event-packed Family Weekend in the adjacent article on this page. I wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous fall season!
Go Bulldogs!
Sincerely,
Bill Haggard, Ed.D.
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
fam_news811.indd 1 8/5/11 11:25 AM
National Parents Council
David Scruggs and Allison Brandy Co-Chairs
(Gillian Scruggs ‘11)
Becky Doyle
(Roth Doyle ’12)
Ragan and Dara Folan
(McDara Folan 14)
Don King and Jose-Marie Griffiths
(Rhiannon King ’12)
Lisa Isenhour
(Sarah Drum ’12)
Kip Meadows
(Frank Meadows ’14)
Lisa Morse
(Katy Morse ’13)
Lydia and Baker Ndugga
(Ndambi Ndugga ’14)
Ex-Officio:
Anne Ponder, Chancellor
Bill Haggard, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Kimberly Newsome, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Mary Chakales, Director of Special Programs
Julie Heinitsh, Director of Development
Parents Corner
Farewell and Welcome
As yet another school year at
UNC Asheville begins, it’s hard to believe that my time as president of the National Parents Council is over so soon. My daughter Gillian will be grad­uating this year, and so I’m beginning my own “senior year” on the council.
I’d like to welcome all parents back to campus and especially the parents of new students this year. One great way for parents to stay involved in the lives of their sons and daughters while at UNC Asheville is to attend Family Weekend, Sept. 16-18, when there will be a variety of activities all across campus. And please plan to
join us for the UNC Asheville Parents Association meeting which will be held during Family Weekend.
Another way to stay involved is to make sure the university has up-to-date contact information—your email address and telephone number—so that you can be reached in case of emergencies. Student Affairs staff members are committed to the highest levels of safety for students, but unexpected events can happen. In this issue of the newsletter you’ll read about a recent emergency drill staged on campus to test emergency response.
And anytime you have questions or concerns, you can get answers right away from Student Affairs staff by sending an email to families@unca.edu.
I hope to meet many of you in the coming weeks, and I wish all the best to you and your student in 2011-12.
David Scruggs
Co-chair, UNC Asheville National Parents Council
David Scruggs and his wife Allison Brandy (lower left) are the chairs of the National Parents Council
Meet David Clarke
Botany Professor David Clarke is equally at home in the Guyana jungle, or taking a class to explore the plants at the local Botanical Gardens. Clarke’s expeditions to Guyana have included brushes with jungle rot, jaguars and malaria, and he’s been known to rappel from trees in search of rare jungle plants. He even discovered a new species of passion flower, which now bears his name. Drop by his office at 311 Zeis Hall and
see his collection of blowguns. He might sign you up for his next adventure.
“One great way for parents to stay involved in the lives of their sons and daughters while at UNC Asheville is to attend Family Weekend, Sept. 16-18, when there will be
a variety of activities all across campus. ”
—David Scruggs
Please contact us with your suggestions,
questions or concerns:
Office of Special Programs
Mary Chakales, Director
mchakale@unca.edu or 828.232.2417
fam_news811.indd 2 8/5/11 11:25 AM
The Wilma M. Sherrill Center, featuring new classrooms, laboratories, health and fitness facilities and the 3,800-seat Kimmel Arena, was dedicated in May and will be fully operational by September. The $41 million project, the largest ever undertaken at UNC Asheville, was funded through a $35 million state appropria­tion in 2004 and an additional $6 million in private gifts and grants.
The new Sherrill Center will house the academic department of Health and Wellness, as well as the N.C. Center for Health & Wellness, a statewide hub for the promotion
of healthy living through the prevention
of disease.
“I want to make a positive difference,”
said Emily Pineda, a junior in the Department of Health and Wellness, “and I cannot wait to continue working and learning in the Sherrill Center.” As part of her studies, Pineda works to foster more physical activity among
kindergarteners and middle school students in the Asheville City Schools.
Kimmel Arena is a multipurpose facility that will be used for commencements, convocations, lectures, community events, health
fairs, exhibits, concerns and intercollegiate men’s and women’s basketball games. The first major contest for the Bulldog men’s team in
their new arena will be a tough matchup against the UNC-Chapel Hill Tar Heels on November 13th.
Prior to the construction of Kimmel Arena, all large university events were held in Lipinsky Auditorium, where seating is limited
to 670 people.
UNC Asheville Dedicates New Sherrill Center
Training Exercise Simulates HazMat Emergency
Preparing for emergencies is a top priority for UNC Asheville campus safety offi­cials, who welcome opportunities to develop and strengthen partnerships with Asheville and Buncombe County officials.
A large-scale hazardous materials training exercise staged on the UNC Asheville campus provided just such an opportunity in May. Dozens of firefighters, emergency medical technicians and staff from UNC Asheville spent three days simulating a mock disaster, involving a tractor-trailer carrying hazardous chemicals and a
UNC Asheville shuttle bus filled with students.
The training drill involved a full complement of fire trucks, two large regional hazmat units and several ambulances, all of which rolled onto campus with sirens
blaring. Firefighters wearing airpacks carefully approached the smoking bus and tractor-trailer to help evacuate the “victims,” played by volunteer students from
UNC Asheville and Asheville-Buncombe Technical College. Asheville Fire Department also deployed its decontamination unit to wash chemicals from patients before they were rushed by ambulance to Mission Hospital.
The drill was staged by the City of Asheville Fire Department in cooperation with UNC Asheville Police, the university’s Emergency Management office, Mission Hospitals, Buncombe County and A-B Tech.
Funded by the Department of Homeland Security, the training exercise provided Asheville Fire personnel and university staff an
opportunity to evaluate how they would respond to this kind of emergency, according the UNC Asheville Police Chief Eric Boyce.
“The hands-on experience of these exercises will increase the preparedness of all of our organizations to respond to these types of incidents and enable us to work together to ensure the safety of our students and the greater Asheville community.”
—UNC Asheville Police Chief Eric Boyce.
fam_news811.indd 3 8/5/11 11:25 AM
Family News is published in April and August for parents and families of UNC Asheville students. Produced by UNC Asheville Creative Services, August 2011.
4,000 copies of this public document were printed at a cost of $797 or 25¢ per copy on paper containing 100% post-consumer waste from paper mills using wind power.
UNC Asheville
Vol. 8 • No. 1 • August 2011
FamilyNews
www.unca.edu
Dates to Remember
AUGUST 22
Classes begin
SEPT. 5
Labor Day Holiday
(no class)
SEPT. 16-18
Family Weekend
OCT. 10-11
Fall Break
NOV. 23-25
Thanksgiving break
(no classes)
DEC. 5
Last Day of Class
DEC. 17
Winter Commencement
JAN. 9
Spring Semester
Classes Begin
JAN 16
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes)
FEBRUARY 24-25
Homecoming
MARCH 5-11
Spring Break
MARCH 12
Classes Resume
APRIL 23
Last Day of Classes
MAY 5
Commencement
Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
PAID
Asheville
Permit No. 31
Family
Weekend
Division of Student Affairs
237 Highsmith University Union, CPO #1285
UNC Asheville, One University Heights
Asheville, North Carolina 28804-8501
Return Service Requested
fam_news811.indd 4 8/5/11 11:25 AM

Join Us for Family Weekend!
Picnics, history, campus tours, canoeing and horseback riding. There’s something for the whole family when you join the UNC Asheville community for a taste of all things Bulldog on Sept. 16-18 at our annual Family Weekend.
There will be fun and games for all ages, sessions that showcase some of our award-winning faculty and staff, “Coffee with the Chancellor,” tours of the new Wilma M. Sherrill Center and Kimmel Arena, and a jazz performance.
Register online at unca.edu/family and bring the whole family to cool, green Asheville for the weekend.
A special additional program this year is a focus on health and wellness as we celebrate “Well-A-Bration” with health expos and other activities sponsored by the N.C. Center for Health & Wellness and Student Affairs.
The weekend schedule kicks off on Friday, Sept. 16 with check-in and registration. Then you can take in the Asheville Citizen-Times Half Marathon Runners Expo at the Sherrill Center, followed by open houses at several spots in Highsmith University Union,
and then a chance to see the Bulldog women’s soccer game.
On Saturday, there are fun things planned for children, a chance to chat with Chancellor Anne Ponder, and sessions with faculty on topics ranging from the bootlegging roots of NASCAR to exploring the “empty nest syndrome.”
You can also sign up for additional activities like canoeing on the French Broad past
the Biltmore Estate, and exploring downtown Asheville.
A complete list of activities can be found on the unca.edu/family website, and if you have specific questions, call 828.232.2417 or email mchakale@unca.edu. We hope to see
you in September!
UNC Asheville
Vol. 8 • No. 1 • August 2011
FamilyNews
www.unca.edu
Family Weekend
Sept. 16–18, 2011
unca.edu/family-weekend
Dear Parents
and Families,
My favorite time
of the year is here.
At the beginning of
a new academic year, the atmosphere on campus is always one of excitement. The anticipation of new relationships, innovative courses of study, stimulating campus activities and the turn of the season all accompany the new beginning that happens each August.
To those of you who are family members of students who are new to UNC Asheville, I offer my sincere welcome to the UNC Asheville community. I can tell you with confidence that the new students, both first-year and transfer, are the most important elements in the chemistry of a new year. I invite your students to leave their mark on their campus through their disciplined study, courageous leadership, creative thought, commitment to causes, and through the unique gifts that only new students can bring to an institution.
We anticipate a terrific year with the opening of the Sherrill Center and Kimmel Arena, 100 newly renovated residential spaces in Governors Village, the construction of a new 300-bed residence hall and a men’s basketball game against the UNC Tar Heels on November 13 in the Sherrill Center. To top it all off, there is no better place to spend the fall season than in Asheville.
I look forward to seeing you on move-in weekend and at Family Weekend, Sept. 16-18. You can learn more about the event-packed Family Weekend in the adjacent article on this page. I wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous fall season!
Go Bulldogs!
Sincerely,
Bill Haggard, Ed.D.
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
fam_news811.indd 1 8/5/11 11:25 AM
National Parents Council
David Scruggs and Allison Brandy Co-Chairs
(Gillian Scruggs ‘11)
Becky Doyle
(Roth Doyle ’12)
Ragan and Dara Folan
(McDara Folan 14)
Don King and Jose-Marie Griffiths
(Rhiannon King ’12)
Lisa Isenhour
(Sarah Drum ’12)
Kip Meadows
(Frank Meadows ’14)
Lisa Morse
(Katy Morse ’13)
Lydia and Baker Ndugga
(Ndambi Ndugga ’14)
Ex-Officio:
Anne Ponder, Chancellor
Bill Haggard, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Kimberly Newsome, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Mary Chakales, Director of Special Programs
Julie Heinitsh, Director of Development
Parents Corner
Farewell and Welcome
As yet another school year at
UNC Asheville begins, it’s hard to believe that my time as president of the National Parents Council is over so soon. My daughter Gillian will be grad­uating this year, and so I’m beginning my own “senior year” on the council.
I’d like to welcome all parents back to campus and especially the parents of new students this year. One great way for parents to stay involved in the lives of their sons and daughters while at UNC Asheville is to attend Family Weekend, Sept. 16-18, when there will be a variety of activities all across campus. And please plan to
join us for the UNC Asheville Parents Association meeting which will be held during Family Weekend.
Another way to stay involved is to make sure the university has up-to-date contact information—your email address and telephone number—so that you can be reached in case of emergencies. Student Affairs staff members are committed to the highest levels of safety for students, but unexpected events can happen. In this issue of the newsletter you’ll read about a recent emergency drill staged on campus to test emergency response.
And anytime you have questions or concerns, you can get answers right away from Student Affairs staff by sending an email to families@unca.edu.
I hope to meet many of you in the coming weeks, and I wish all the best to you and your student in 2011-12.
David Scruggs
Co-chair, UNC Asheville National Parents Council
David Scruggs and his wife Allison Brandy (lower left) are the chairs of the National Parents Council
Meet David Clarke
Botany Professor David Clarke is equally at home in the Guyana jungle, or taking a class to explore the plants at the local Botanical Gardens. Clarke’s expeditions to Guyana have included brushes with jungle rot, jaguars and malaria, and he’s been known to rappel from trees in search of rare jungle plants. He even discovered a new species of passion flower, which now bears his name. Drop by his office at 311 Zeis Hall and
see his collection of blowguns. He might sign you up for his next adventure.
“One great way for parents to stay involved in the lives of their sons and daughters while at UNC Asheville is to attend Family Weekend, Sept. 16-18, when there will be
a variety of activities all across campus. ”
—David Scruggs
Please contact us with your suggestions,
questions or concerns:
Office of Special Programs
Mary Chakales, Director
mchakale@unca.edu or 828.232.2417
fam_news811.indd 2 8/5/11 11:25 AM
The Wilma M. Sherrill Center, featuring new classrooms, laboratories, health and fitness facilities and the 3,800-seat Kimmel Arena, was dedicated in May and will be fully operational by September. The $41 million project, the largest ever undertaken at UNC Asheville, was funded through a $35 million state appropria­tion in 2004 and an additional $6 million in private gifts and grants.
The new Sherrill Center will house the academic department of Health and Wellness, as well as the N.C. Center for Health & Wellness, a statewide hub for the promotion
of healthy living through the prevention
of disease.
“I want to make a positive difference,”
said Emily Pineda, a junior in the Department of Health and Wellness, “and I cannot wait to continue working and learning in the Sherrill Center.” As part of her studies, Pineda works to foster more physical activity among
kindergarteners and middle school students in the Asheville City Schools.
Kimmel Arena is a multipurpose facility that will be used for commencements, convocations, lectures, community events, health
fairs, exhibits, concerns and intercollegiate men’s and women’s basketball games. The first major contest for the Bulldog men’s team in
their new arena will be a tough matchup against the UNC-Chapel Hill Tar Heels on November 13th.
Prior to the construction of Kimmel Arena, all large university events were held in Lipinsky Auditorium, where seating is limited
to 670 people.
UNC Asheville Dedicates New Sherrill Center
Training Exercise Simulates HazMat Emergency
Preparing for emergencies is a top priority for UNC Asheville campus safety offi­cials, who welcome opportunities to develop and strengthen partnerships with Asheville and Buncombe County officials.
A large-scale hazardous materials training exercise staged on the UNC Asheville campus provided just such an opportunity in May. Dozens of firefighters, emergency medical technicians and staff from UNC Asheville spent three days simulating a mock disaster, involving a tractor-trailer carrying hazardous chemicals and a
UNC Asheville shuttle bus filled with students.
The training drill involved a full complement of fire trucks, two large regional hazmat units and several ambulances, all of which rolled onto campus with sirens
blaring. Firefighters wearing airpacks carefully approached the smoking bus and tractor-trailer to help evacuate the “victims,” played by volunteer students from
UNC Asheville and Asheville-Buncombe Technical College. Asheville Fire Department also deployed its decontamination unit to wash chemicals from patients before they were rushed by ambulance to Mission Hospital.
The drill was staged by the City of Asheville Fire Department in cooperation with UNC Asheville Police, the university’s Emergency Management office, Mission Hospitals, Buncombe County and A-B Tech.
Funded by the Department of Homeland Security, the training exercise provided Asheville Fire personnel and university staff an
opportunity to evaluate how they would respond to this kind of emergency, according the UNC Asheville Police Chief Eric Boyce.
“The hands-on experience of these exercises will increase the preparedness of all of our organizations to respond to these types of incidents and enable us to work together to ensure the safety of our students and the greater Asheville community.”
—UNC Asheville Police Chief Eric Boyce.
fam_news811.indd 3 8/5/11 11:25 AM
Family News is published in April and August for parents and families of UNC Asheville students. Produced by UNC Asheville Creative Services, August 2011.
4,000 copies of this public document were printed at a cost of $797 or 25¢ per copy on paper containing 100% post-consumer waste from paper mills using wind power.
UNC Asheville
Vol. 8 • No. 1 • August 2011
FamilyNews
www.unca.edu
Dates to Remember
AUGUST 22
Classes begin
SEPT. 5
Labor Day Holiday
(no class)
SEPT. 16-18
Family Weekend
OCT. 10-11
Fall Break
NOV. 23-25
Thanksgiving break
(no classes)
DEC. 5
Last Day of Class
DEC. 17
Winter Commencement
JAN. 9
Spring Semester
Classes Begin
JAN 16
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes)
FEBRUARY 24-25
Homecoming
MARCH 5-11
Spring Break
MARCH 12
Classes Resume
APRIL 23
Last Day of Classes
MAY 5
Commencement
Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
PAID
Asheville
Permit No. 31
Family
Weekend
Division of Student Affairs
237 Highsmith University Union, CPO #1285
UNC Asheville, One University Heights
Asheville, North Carolina 28804-8501
Return Service Requested
fam_news811.indd 4 8/5/11 11:25 AM